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Jaso, Hamilton Receive ͬ³Ç¿ìԼ’s Cesar Chavez Scholarships

By Mike Greife, April 2, 2016

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WARRENSBURG, MO – Two Kansas City area high school students were named recipients of the ͬ³Ç¿ìԼ’s 2016 Cesar E. Chavez Scholarships during a ceremony Saturday, April 23. The presentation was part of the Cesar E. Chavez Day celebration at the Guadalupe Center in Kansas City.

Deborah Curtis, ͬ³Ç¿ìÔ¼ provost and chief learning officer, and Monica Huffman, executive assistant to ͬ³Ç¿ìÔ¼ President Charles Ambrose and a member of the Chavez Scholarship Committee, presented the scholarships Zachary Jaso, a senior at Olathe North High School, and Aaliyah Hamilton, a senior at Raytown High School.

The university scholarships will provide financial assistance in the amount of $3,125 per year and are renewable until graduation if academic requirements are met. Both recipients will use their scholarships to enter ͬ³Ç¿ìÔ¼ in the fall, where Jaso plans to study nutrition and Hamilton will study nursing.

While attending Olathe North, Jaso has participated varsity football and wrestling. He also has been a member of the golf team and participated in Eagle Service Club.

At Raytown High School, Hamilton has participated in debate and softball. She is enrolled in the A+ program and tutors younger students in English. She also is currently enrolled in the Pre-Professional Nursing Program and ͬ³Ç¿ìÔ¼-Lee’s Summit.

Founded in 2004 as a cooperative effort between ͬ³Ç¿ìÔ¼ and the Cesar Chavez Scholarship Committee in Kansas City, the Cesar Scholarship is presented by ͬ³Ç¿ìÔ¼ annually by during the Cesar Chavez Festival in Kanas City to students planning to attend ͬ³Ç¿ìÔ¼.

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